The photo above shows a close-up view of the
whitish flower of thyme-leaved speedwell (var.
serpyllifola) as seen along the moist roadside (an irrigation ditch runs alongside the road) of Laurel Road at the west end of Conboy Lake NWR...........May 10, 2008. Note the blue-purplish lining within each petal and the spreading hairs at the base of each petal. The petals of var.
humifusa are more solidly bluish to purplish.
The photo above shows a close-up view of the
form of The lower leaves are more rounded (See below.) while those of the
stems are longer and narrower. The lower stem is more prostrate against
the ground and roots at the nodes.
The photo above shows a close-up view of the
rounded, lower leaves of thyme-leaved speedwell as seen along the moist roadside (an irrigation ditch runs alongside the road) of Laurel Road at the west end of Conboy Lake NWR............May 10, 2008.
